coming up
- July 13 - August 10: Tuesdays - 19th Wild Card Open. 5-SS, G/120, rounds every Tuesday at 7pm. EF: $30 postmarked by 7/7, $35 at site, $5 discount to PCC members. $460 in Prizes: $150-100-80-60-40-30. 1st prize based on tournament record. 2nd-6th prizes based on best poker hands . "Biggest Upset Victory" Prize - rules posted on site, certificate for up to $35 off of a future PCC tournament entry. Part of PCC's 2010 Tuesday Night Grand Prix. Reg 6 - 6:45pm. Rds 7pm each Tuesday. Requests for ½-byes must be made by the end of round 2. Info: 412-421-1881, Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270. Checks payable to Pittsburgh CC. W.
- July 31: 30th Allegheny Chess Congress. 3SS. G/90, Organized into groups of 6 by rating. Prizes: For each section, 1st $50, Top among lower half of section $30. All: EF: $20 postmarked by 7/26, $25 later, $5 discount to PCC members. Reg 9-9:45am. Rds 10am - 1:30pm - 5pm. One 1/2 pt.bye permitted, must be requested before Rd 2. Late entries may be placed into appropriate section with 1/2 pt. bye at TD's discretion. Info: 412-421-1881, Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270. Checks payable to Pittsburgh CC. W.
- August 29. 34th Pittsburgh Summer Open. 3-SS. G/90. EF: $28 by 8/24, $38 later, $3 discount to PCC members. Players organized into Octos (8-player sections) by ratings. Last section may have more than 8. Late entries receive 0-byes and placed in last section. $$ 100-50 to each section. Reg 9-9:45am. Rds 10am - 1:30pm - 5pm. Info: 412-421-1881, Ent: Pittsburgh Chess Club, Attn: Mike Holsinger, 5604 Solway St. Suite 209, Pittsburgh PA 15217-1270. Checks payable to Pittsburgh CC. W.
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recent results
- Rachel Gologorsky, visiting from Florida, and Pittsburgh's own David Donohoe split 1st place (as well as their 2 games with each other) in the July 10th Blitz tournament. On a side note, your input is wanted - should a delay be used on these games, and should regular or quick USCF ratings be used to determine the times? Here's a crosstable, with times, as an example.
- Federico Garcia claims clear first place in the 23rd Richard
Abrams Memorial, which finished on June 22, and Jeffrey Schreiber, Henry Doktorski, and James Szurek tied for second. Crosstable
- Another win for Kevin Mo, and Michelangelo Celli won the reserve section of the 40th Fred Thompson Memorial on May 22. Results
- Kevin Mo scored a perfect 4 in the 50th Golden Triangle Open Full Standings
- Vassil Prokhov claims clear first place in the Byland Memorial. Full standings.
- 6th William J Browne Memorial Quads 18 players in 3 quads and a Swiss. Mo and Sakai tie for first in the top quad. Full results
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pairings